Juliana Sissons Knitwear

Juliana Sissons was Fashion Designer in Residence at the V&A from July - December 2010. She was granted special access to the Museum's Medieval & Renaissance collection for study, research and inspiration.

This knitwear collection, 'Proud Lookes and Brave Attire': Fashion and Armour, takes inspiration from the bold, figure-distorting shapes and rich ornamentation of 16th-century armour

  • Black knitted sample with shaped ladder technique

    Cotton

  • Oyster and warm gold knitted sample with stripe, tuck, ladder and transfer stitch technique

    Cotton and copper wire

  • Oyster/gold mix and deep wine red knitted sample with eyelet holes, stripe, ladder and partial knitting technique

    Cotton and lurex mix, copper wire and wool

  • Oyster, coral pink and warm gold knitted sample with stripe, tension variation and ladder technique

    Cotton, copper wire and elastic

  • Oyster and warm gold knitted sample with stripe, weave and loop technique

    Cotton and copper wire

  • Ivory woven sample with fine pleats

    Cotton and string

  • Oyster, coral pink and warm gold knitted sample with stripe, tension variation and ladder technique

    Cotton, copper wire and elastic

  • Black and grey knitted sample with weave and partial knitting technique

    Wool and rubber

  • Cream woven sample with pleats

    Silk organza

  • Silver-mist knitted sample with partial knitting technique

    Wool

  • Cream knitted sample with cable, ladder and partial knitting technique

    Silk

  • Black and gold knitted sample with stripes, tuck stitch, transfer stitch and tension variation

    Cotton, copper wire and lurex

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